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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following ends up as one of Sohrab and Darius’s teammates?
(a) Hossein.
(b) Mehrabon.
(c) Afsheen.
(d) Jamsheed.

2. The word “pashmak” carries which of the following meanings, per the novel?
(a) Fruit leather.
(b) Sugar-dusted rosettes.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Fried almond-filled pastries.

3. In a comment that “the park near the Jameh Mosque […] was becoming our spot” (235), the “our” refers to Darius and which of the following?
(a) Shirin.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Laleh.

4. How many siblings does Sohrab report having?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

5. The comment that “It’s like Springfield back in the United States: There is one in every province” (240) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Kenning.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Darius bring back from Iran to Javaneh?

2. With whom does Darius note the Kellners had sent Farbia and Ardeshir a rice platter?

3. The comment that Laleh “looked down, hiding the roses blossoming on her cheeks” (232) offers an example of which of the following?

4. In the comment that “for a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded as harsh as Klingon when they fought” (79), which of the following is the antecedent to the pronoun “they”?

5. What article of clothing receives attention in “Captain’s Holiday,” per Darius?

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